Shatoosh, an Albin 25 HN 1124, and Pashmina, a 9 foot Porta Bote have cruised over 8,500nm on 70 navigable waterways in the California Delta, the Columbia, Snake, Willamette Rivers and the Salish Sea of Washington and British Columbia. In 2011 they crossed the Columbia River bar to cruise the Washington coast and in 2012 they replicated Peter Puget's 1792 exploration of the southern waters of Puget Sound. In 2015 and 2016 the boats were sold. In 2018 Shatoosh was sold again and is in AZ.

Saturday, May 29, 2010

More Blog Admirers & Blessings for Our Trip

"Should you be interested in the stories of one who practically lives on an Albin 25 cruising across the US then have a look onto Hira's blog. Fantastically written, completed by picturesque photos, Hira shares her adventures with Shatoosh and Pashmina, her Albin 25 and her dinghy. I am sure you will get not only great insights in US inland waterways but also the people and the nature passing on the river banks. Her blog is both entertaining and documentary, I like it! Hira, may you have a palm of water underneath your keel always, as we use to say here!"

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Jill Koch from Beamers Jet Boat Tours in Clarkston, WA comments:"Fair winds and following sea's to you and your crew, Hira!"

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is a retired LTC US Army PT. She learned how to sail in the South China Sea while stationed in Qui Nhon, Republic of Viet Nam. Later she crewed aboard The Skua II, a Great Dane 28, along various sections of the Intracoastal Waterway between Mississippi and Maryland. She has owned 7 boats and has chartered numerous places as far north as Haida Gwaii and as far south as The Dry Torturgas. Her favorite sailboat was Sabra, a Swan 36, which she sailed from Hawaii to Tacoma in 1982 with her twin sister, Jean and friend, "Uncle Mikey".
Email:hirareid@gmail.com